# NTSB MKC67D0226: Mooney M20C, N6430U, Pickstown, SD, September 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1966
- Place: Pickstown, SD · PICKSTOWN, SD
- Location: 43.0670° N, 98.5296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pickstown, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0670&lon=-98.5296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0226
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0226

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3291  66/9/24    PICKSTOWN S DAK     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 328
        TIME - 1100                    N6430U              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED INTO WASHOUT PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY WEEDS WHILE OPERATING FROM PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6430U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6430U), registered now, S/N 2177, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6430U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN65F0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0030), Mar 22, 1965: Mooney M20C (N6430U), Newcastle, WY, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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